Wednesday 3rd May 2023
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Report written by Dan Laws
Tonight Tanya, Ellie and I visited the Bath Quaker burial ground for the first time and we were not disappointed! The beautiful evening was matched by the serene garden located at the bottom Widcombe Hill and we were given lots of jobs by some of the lovely local Quaker friends including weeding, planting, watering, and moving heavy logs from a 34 year old tree that had recently been cut down to form nice communal seating areas in the garden. Tanya had arrived early and had got stuck into the thankless task of removing weeds from the plant beds whilst Ellie and I shared some of the other jobs as pictured. Along with the Quaker friends, we were joined by two very friendly and energetic dogs that provided entertainment throughout! At the end of the evening we were rewarded with some sweet treats as a thank you and invited back to help out again soon.
We are restoring a burial garden/ ground which has been located in Widcombe, Bath since the 1830s. The burial ground is no longer used for burials but there are still occasional scatterings of ashes. The garden had become very overgrown so we are restoring the borders and in the process uncovering hidden memorial stones. We are also creating a new wildflower patch and hope to encourage more wildlife to the garden. We would like to open up this beautiful space for quiet meditation and reflection not just by Quakers but the local community.
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